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Career Began:
Dublin 
Genre(s):
Alternative rock  Post-punk  Rock music 
Albums:
Boy  11 O'Clock Tick Tock  I Will Follow  A Day Without Me  Three  Another Day  2000-12-05: Irving Plaza! New York! NY! USA  2001: Torino! Italy (disc 1)  Achtung Baby  All That You Can't Leave Behind  Earthquake in Rome  Even Better Than the Real Thing: Remixes  Go Home: Live From Slane Castle Ireland  Go Home: Live From Slane Castle Ireland (disc                                                                                                                                                                    
Year (as Award Winner):
1988,1993,2005,2000,2001,1987,2004,2006
Year(s) (as Award Nominee):
2001,2005,2000
Induction Date:
2005
Hall of Fame:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 
Category:
Performers 

 


 

 

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by Ranker Community on August 26, 2010 03:31 for The Best Rock Bands Of All Time
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Showing us once again that the bigger (headed) they are, the harder they fall, Bono takes a fall on stage at about 00:13 (lead-up), while walking backwards in a Miami show in 2001, during the opening night of the tour. That couldn't have been good luck. We can't all be Michael Jackson.

Showing us once again that the bigger (headed) they are, the harder they fall, Bono takes a fall on stage at about 00:13 (lead-up), while walking backwards in a Miami show in 2001, during the opening night of the tour. That couldn't have been good luck. We can't all be Michael Jackson.

by anonymous on July 25, 2010 06:03 for CONCERTS
at United Center and at Soldier Field with the space ship thing

by b2walton on March 04, 2010 02:34 for Bad Suicide Hotline Hold Music
With or Without You Break ups can be tough. Killing yourself over one isn't a great idea, but being reminded that U2 was "our band" by this song. Yeah I'd want to eat a bullet too.

  


Comments

by Doc at May 01, 2010 09:46 about U2 on Top 500 Musical Groups/Artists of Alltime
U2 Sucks.

  by anonymous at March 24, 2009 13:10 about U2
The new U2 album is highly underrated. Gotta love them releasing it all over MTV too. Props for trying to appeal to a whole new generation of U2 fans.

  by anonymous at March 24, 2009 13:09 about U2
U2 is the best band ever. Bono forever!!

by mollie at March 24, 2009 13:09 about U2
I love U2, although I'm not so sure about the latest album.

 

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